google.com,2010-11-28 01:12:23 EST.
NEW DELHI: Stating that the end of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka has provided an "unparalleled opportunity" to address all outstanding issues, foreign minister S M Krishna on Saturday reiterated in Colombo that a meaningful devolution package and building upon the 13th amendment would help create the necessary conditions for a lasting political settlement.

Inaugurating the Consulate General of India's office in Jaffna, he said, "We hope the process of dialogue would start soon with the participation of all communities. The ultimate goal is to live in dignity and peace," he said.
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The Hindustan Times,2010-11-27 17:33:21 EST.
Pushing for national reconciliation in Sri Lanka, India on Saturday opened its consulate in Jaffna, the Tamil heartland, and inaugurated the Northern Railway lines for which New Delhi has pledged a $800-million credit that will spur the reconstruction of the war-ravaged northern region. On
the penultimate day of his four-day visit here, Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna inaugurated the Consulate General's office in Jaffna that will be headed by V. Mahalingam, a former head of the passport office in New Delhi.
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The Hindu,2010-11-28 03:30:00 EST.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari arrived here on Saturday on a four-day state visit at the invitation of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Mr. Rajapaksa, along with senior members of his government, received him at the Bandaranaike International Airport to the accompaniment of a 21-gun salute. The Sri Lankan government is marking the visit as a major event, the first by a head of a state since Mr. Rajapaksa began his second term.
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India to open Sri Lanka mission - BBC Newsgoogle.com,2010-11-26 13:40:46 EST.
India's foreign minister is to open one of two new consulates in Sri Lanka in what is being seen as an attempt to check growing Chinese influence there...